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'''Downtown''' | [[File:WTFountain.JPG|thumb|300px|This public fountain is colloquially known as "The Car Wash"]] | ||
'''Downtown''' is one of the neighborhoods of [[Southwest Portland]] and is the site of the original Portland township. Downtown's boundaries roughly correspond to [[Interstate 405]] on the West and South, [[W Burnside Street]] on the North, and the [[Willamette River]] on the East. Today, Downtown is the city's financial district, as well as supporting a strong retail core. [[Portland State University]] is located in Downtown, as is the nearby [[Cultural District]]. | |||
==Parks & Public Spaces in Downtown== | |||
* [[Director Park]] | |||
* [[Mills End Park]] | |||
* [[O'Bryant Square]] | |||
* [[Park Blocks|South Park Blocks]] | |||
* [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] | |||
==Locally-owned retail businesses in Downtown== | |||
* [[Counter Media]] | |||
* [[Reading Frenzy]] | |||
==Locally-owned dining and drinking establishments in Downtown== | |||
* [[Bijou Cafe]] | |||
* [[Courier Coffee]] | |||
* [[Kelly's Olympian]] - 426 [[SW Washington Street]] | |||
* [[Stumptown Coffee]] (at the [[Ace Hotel]]) | |||
* [[Yamhill Pub]] | |||
==No longer extant businesses in Downtown== | |||
* [[Half & Half]] | |||
* [[Rocco's Pizza]] - closed in 2011 | |||
* [[Umbra Penumbra]] | |||
[[Category:Downtown neighborhood| ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:38, 12 July 2012
Downtown is one of the neighborhoods of Southwest Portland and is the site of the original Portland township. Downtown's boundaries roughly correspond to Interstate 405 on the West and South, W Burnside Street on the North, and the Willamette River on the East. Today, Downtown is the city's financial district, as well as supporting a strong retail core. Portland State University is located in Downtown, as is the nearby Cultural District.
Parks & Public Spaces in Downtown
Locally-owned retail businesses in Downtown
Locally-owned dining and drinking establishments in Downtown
- Bijou Cafe
- Courier Coffee
- Kelly's Olympian - 426 SW Washington Street
- Stumptown Coffee (at the Ace Hotel)
- Yamhill Pub
No longer extant businesses in Downtown
- Half & Half
- Rocco's Pizza - closed in 2011
- Umbra Penumbra